Why use anti-slip sealer

By Daich Coatings. 

Trac-Safe® makes surfaces safer.

Your outdoor resurfacing project is completed and it’s time to walk away. But have you really given your customer the very best finished product? Only if you’ve used an anti-slip clear coat finish on the project!

Whether it’s a pool deck, patio surface, walkway or porch, any surface can get slippery when wet. And we’re not talking just rainstorm wet. Think morning dew, high humidity and winter weather wet. To reduce the chances of slips and falls on all these surfaces, apply TracSafe® Anti-Slip Sealer from Daich Coatings. With anti-slip ratings up to twice the OSHA standard, TracSafe provides aggressive anti-slip performance with all-weather durability.

TracSafe Anti-Slip Sealer performs double-duty, as both a high performance clear coat that strengthens and protects surfaces, while also helping to protect the people who walk on it from slip and fall mishaps. Its high-performance, odorless water-based technology bonds firmly to all types of flooring and surface materials, from concrete, masonry, stone and pavers, to tile, vinyl, linoleum and pre-painted surfaces.

Falling on a pool deck

How was TracSafe Anti-Slip Sealer invented? After falling on a slippery tile pool deck, Peter Daich, president of Daich Coatings Corporation, started seriously thinking about how to develop an effective answer to the problem.

“When I slipped on those tiles, I hit the deck hard and it hurt,” says Peter. “I was annoyed at myself for losing my footing, but was thankful I wasn’t injured. Then I thought about others, like children or someone elderly falling like I did, and not being so lucky.”

To Peter, the solution to the problem seemed obvious: give any property owner the ability to immediately improve foot traction problems on their own, with no complicated steps or prohibitive costs. A coating that could be applied almost anywhere by anyone, making the task of adding slip-resistance to walkways, steps, shower areas, pool decks and more, a no-brainer. “That’s how TracSafe® was born,” says Peter.

Fast, safe and effective

In outdoor settings, TracSafe can be applied to deck areas, backyard surfaces, steps and entrances. Pool changing room areas, showers and other horizontal surfaces also benefit from the anti-slip sealer.

“A product like TracSafe helps people avoid life-altering falls,” says Peter. “This is an important safety element and one that owners and management companies for pools can immediately use to help prevent slip and fall risks.”

Easy installation

To install the award-winning TracSafe product, simply roll down two coats of the product a few hours apart using a 3/8” paint roller. Light foot traffic can be resumed in four to six hours (or when fully dry), with normal foot traffic allowed the following day after a 24-hour cure period.

TracSafe’s anti-slip coating technology lays down a uniform foot traction surface that exhibits effective slip resistance properties in both wet and dry conditions, with bare feet and various common pedestrian and work footwear.

The aggressive bond strength of TracSafe does the rest, locking its slip-resistant performance into place to battle the most common and challenging conditions. “TracSafe has excellent adhesion and is designed to last with outstanding resistance to sun, snow, water, salt, chemicals, snow shoveling, foot and vehicle traffic,” says Peter.

He continues, “There’s no horizontal concrete surface that won’t benefit by adding TracSafe. Once applied, the exceptional slip-resistant features of the sealer helps people avoid dangerous slips and falls. This has the potential to reduce prolonged pain for individuals, plus costly litigation and skyrocketing insurance costs for management groups and facility owners.”

Durability, beauty and dependability

But sheer utility wasn’t the only goal of the Daich Coatings product development team. TracSafe was purposely designed to invisibly blend in and enhance the look of surfaces.

“TracSafe doesn’t try to steal the show and drastically change the look of existing surfaces,” says Peter. “If you like the look of your surface as it is, whether it’s concrete, tile, linoleum or a pre-painted surface, it can essentially stay just the way it is because TracSafe is a clear coating that preserves the look of an existing surface. If anything, TracSafe simply makes it look better, freshening it up with an attractive satin sheen.”

TracSafe contains a low VOC pre-mixed formula that features fast dry-time and easy water clean-up. Once applied, TracSafe provides all-season exterior durability and reliable long-term slip-resistance indoors and out.

TracSafe, along with other Daich Coatings primers and decorative concrete products, is available online at The Home Depot®, Lowe’s® or at www.daichcoatings.com.